HRC Blog

National Healthcare Decisions Day is observed every year on April 16 with the goal of inspiring, educating and empowering the public and healthcare providers about the importance of advance healthcare directives. In times of emergency, you may be unable to make medical decisions or state who you want to visit you. That is why it is important to have these directives in place. Take a moment to learn about protecting your hospital visitation and decision-making rights.

Tomorrow’s the big day. I hope you’ve filed your tax returns by now, and if not, make sure they’re post marked by midnight tomorrow (or e-filed, of course). With only one day to go, we thought we’d point out more facts about the unfair tax burden LGBT taxpayers face. Again, it’s all about the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. Repealing DOMA and making marriage equality a reality in all 50 states would lift the tax burden the LGBT community faces. Let’s make sure we tell that to the anti-equality leadership in Congress. To raise awareness of the inequities same-sex couples face on tax day, HRC released an issue brief on Federal Taxation, illustrating how same-sex couples are denied equal treatment under the tax law, are forced to spend more time and money filing their taxes, and face inconsistent interpretation and enforcement of IRS guidance and practice related to adoption. Tomorrow HRC will run a full-page ad on the in Politico on the cost of discrimination.